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Daytona 500/Gatorade Duels qualifying order, with some specific qualifying notes:

- The two fastest cars will start 1-2 for the Daytona 500 and 1st in their respective Duels (fastest to lead off Duel 1, 2nd-fastest to lead off Duel 2) regardless of the final 2005 owners' points position.
- Cars in white are teams that did not finish in the top 35 in owners' points last year. Their speeds relative to each other will determine which Duel they compete in (fastest will be in Duel 1, 2nd-fastest in Duel 2, 3rd-fastest in Duel 1, and so on - unless the fastest field-filler is 2nd overall, in which case the alternating starts with Duel 2), and they'll slot amongst the "guaranteed" cars according to speed. The 3-fastest field-fillers plus the most-recent Winston/Nextel Cup champ (in order, Dale Jarrett and Bill Elliott, or the 4th-fastest field-filler if Jarrett and Elliott are both among the 3 fastest) will be guaranteed a start, with an opportunity to move up (unless they're already locked in the front row).
- Cars in green are teams that finished in the "odd" portion of the top 35 in owners' points last year (1, 3, 5, etc.). Except as noted above, they'll be in Duel 1 according to speed.
- Cars in yellow are teams that finished in the "even" portion of the top 35 in owners' points last year (2, 4, 6, etc.). Except as noted above, they'll be in Duel 2 according to speed.
- Except for the pole-sitter in Duel 1, the finishing order in Duel 1 of the teams that were in the top 35 plus the 2 top-finishing field-fillers will determine the starting order of the inside row for the Daytona 500. The tail end of this can "wrap around" to the outside row to keep the field-fillers that do not race their way in behind everybody that does.
- Except for the pole-sitter in Duel 2, the finishing order in Duel 2 of the teams that were in the top 35 plus the 2 top-finishing field-fillers will determine the starting order of the outside row for the Daytona 500. The tail end of this can "wrap around" to the inside row to keep the field-fillers that do not race their way in behind everybody that does.
- Positions 40-42 (reduced to positions 41-42 if one field-filler locks in Sunday, reduced to position 42 if two field-fillers lock in Sunday) will be filled by the next-fastest field-filler(s) in qualifying that did not lock in via either qualifying in the front row or the Duels.
- Position 43 will go to, in order, Dale Jarrett, Bill Elliott, or the next-fastest field-filler in qualifying.

CAR	DRIVER	HOMETOWN	MAKE	SPONSOR	OWNER
83	Brian Vickers	Thomasville, NC	Toyota	Red Bull	Dany Bahar
13	Joe Nemechek	Lakeland, FL	Chevrolet	CertainTeed	Bobby Ginn
78	Kenny Wallace	St. Louis, MO	Chevrolet	Furniture Row Racing	Barney Visser
11	Denny Hamlin	Chesterfield, VA	Chevrolet	FedEx Express	J D Gibbs
5	Kyle Busch	Las Vegas, NV	Chevrolet	Kellogg's / CARQUEST	Rick Hendrick
26	Jamie McMurray	Joplin, MO	Ford	Crown Royal	Jack Roush
10	Scott Riggs	Bahama, NC	Dodge	Valvoline / Stanley Tools	James Rocco
6	David Ragan*	Unadilla, GA	Ford	AAA	Georgetta Roush
109	Mike Wallace	St. Louis, MO	Chevrolet	Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts	James Finch
139	Regan Smith	Cato, NY	Chevrolet	Ginn Resorts	Bobby Ginn
66	Jeff Green	Owensboro, KY	Chevrolet	Best Buy	Gene Haas
17	Matt Kenseth	Cambridge, WI	Ford	DEWALT	Jack Roush
07	Clint Bowyer	Emporia, KS	Chevrolet	Jack Daniel's	Richard Childress
43	Bobby Labonte	Corpus Christi, TX	Dodge	Cheerios / Betty Crocker	Richard L Petty
14	Sterling Marlin	Columbia, TN	Chevrolet	Waste Management	Bobby Ginn
24	Jeff Gordon	Pittsboro, IN	Chevrolet	DuPont	Rick Hendrick
18	J.J. Yeley	Phoenix, AZ	Chevrolet	Interstate Batteries	Joe Gibbs
72	Brandon Whitt*	El Cajon, CA	Chevrolet	Dutch Quality Stone	Bryan Mullet
20	Tony Stewart	Rushville, IN	Chevrolet	The Home Depot	Joe Gibbs
48	Jimmie Johnson	El Cajon, CA	Chevrolet	Lowe's	Jeff Gordon
45	Kyle Petty	Randleman, NC	Dodge	Wells Fargo	Kyle Petty
1	Martin Truex Jr.	Mayetta, NJ	Chevrolet	Bass Pro Shops	Teresa Earnhardt
22	Dave Blaney	Hartford, OH	Toyota	Caterpillar	Bill Davis
4	Ward Burton	South Boston, VA	Chevrolet	State Water Heaters	Larry McClure
171	Frank Kimmel	Jeffersonville, IN	Ford	Fast Track Driving School	Andy Hillenburg
38	David Gilliland	Riverside, CA	Ford	M&M's	Robert Yates
74	Derrike Cope	Spanaway, WA	Dodge	Royal Administration	Raynard McGlynn
41	Reed Sorenson	Peachtree City, GA	Dodge	Target	Chip Ganassi
25	Casey Mears	Bakersfield, CA	Chevrolet	National Guard / GMAC	Mary Hendrick
42	Juan Montoya*	Bogota, Colombia	Dodge	Texaco / Havoline	Floyd Ganassi
27	Kirk Shelmerdine	Winston-Salem, NC	Chevrolet	Lilly Trucking of Virginia	Kirk Shelmerdine
16	Greg Biffle	Vancouver, WA	Ford	Ameriquest	Geoff Smith
23	Mike Skinner	Susanville, CA	Toyota	Bill Davis Racing	Bill Davis
40	David Stremme	South Bend, IN	Dodge	Coors Light	Felix Sabates
130	Stanton Barrett	Bishop, CA	Chevrolet	Bad Boy Power Drink	Rick Ware
70	Johnny Sauter	Necedah, WI	Chevrolet	Yellow Transportation	Gene Haas
37	Bill Elliott	Dawsonville, GA	Dodge	Front Row Motorsports	Bob Jenkins
9	Kasey Kahne	Enumclaw, WA	Dodge	Dodge Dealers / UAW	Ray Evernham
84	A.J. Allmendinger*	Los Gatos, CA	Toyota	Red Bull	Dany Bahar
104	Eric McClure	Chilhowie, VA	Chevrolet	Hefty	Larry McClure
21	Ken Schrader	Fenton, MO	Ford	Little Debbie	Glen Wood
36	Jeremy Mayfield	Owensboro, KY	Toyota	360 OTC	Gail Davis
29	Kevin Harvick	Bakersfield, CA	Chevrolet	Shell / Pennzoil	Richard Childress
55	Michael Waltrip	Owensboro, KY	Toyota	NAPA Auto Parts	Michael Waltrip
49	Mike Bliss	Milwaukie, OR	Dodge	BAM Racing	Elizabeth Morgenthau
8	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Kannapolis, NC	Chevrolet	Budweiser	Teresa Earnhardt
160	Boris Said	Carlsbad, CA	Ford	SOBE - No Fear	Mark Simo
44	Dale Jarrett	Hickory, NC	Toyota	UPS	Michael Waltrip
88	Ricky Rudd	Chesapeake, VA	Ford	Snickers	Robert Yates
01	Mark Martin	Batesville, AR	Chevrolet	U.S. Army	Bobby Ginn
158	James Hylton	Inman, SC	Chevrolet	Retirement Living TV	J.C. Weaver
15	Paul Menard*	Eau Claire, WI	Chevrolet	Menards	Teresa Earnhardt
12	Ryan Newman	South Bend, IN	Dodge	ALLTEL	Roger Penske
31	Jeff Burton	South Boston, VA	Chevrolet	Cingular Wireless	Richard Childress
7	Robby Gordon	Orange, CA	Ford	Jim Beam	Robby Gordon
2	Kurt Busch	Las Vegas, NV	Dodge	Miller Lite	Roger Penske
34	Kevin Lepage	Shelburne, VT	Dodge	Makoto Ginger Dressing	Brad Jenkins
19	Elliott Sadler	Emporia, VA	Dodge	Dodge Dealers / UAW	Ray Evernham
00	David Reutimann*	Zephyrhills, FL	Toyota	Domino's Pizza	Calvin Wells, III
99	Carl Edwards	Columbia, MO	Ford	Office Depot	Jack Roush
96	Tony Raines	La Porte, IN	Chevrolet	DLP HDTV	Bill Saunders

* Denotes Rookie